2010
Kaizhon (Johnny) Huang – Economics & Political Science
Elizabeth Kelman – Honors College freshman
Michael Grant- Public Service Management MPA
Michael Levario – International Studies & Comparative Lit
Ruth Merisier – Political Science
Anatasia Panas – International Studies
Ahsan Sayed – Honors College freshman
Fernando Salcedo - Sociology & International Studies
Liubov Shamshina – International Studies
John Oursler- Public Service Management MPA
Wendy Yu – Honors College , Management, Psychology
2009
Arlette Tagne, International Studies
Ayodele Oti,International Studies
Cerere Kihoro, Political Science
Christina Lee, Political Science/Economics
Danielle King, Media Communications
Evan Leung, Chemistry
Ezma Joseph,International Studies
Michelle Muita, Anthropology/International Studies
Robert Sanderman,Political Science
Saul Salazar, Computer Engineering
Shaharyar Ali, Political Science
June 24
I too am on vacation in the country–and just caught up on the news including the Red Line disaster. Good to hear (i.e. no bad news) that all are well. You seem to be gaining in bureaucratic sophistication, and DC insider knowledge.
What about the food and living situation?
LH
Food–expensive. I think we are all working to save as much as we can, but still leaving room for some first time experiences. Many of us tried Ethiopian, Thai, and Spanish food for the first time! I, in particular, shop at Trader Joe’s for fresh fruit and vegetables and meats at reasonable prices and Safeway for some regular items (milk, cereal, pasta).
Not that this has anything to do with anything, but I realized the tax in DC is 5.735%, which is less than NY!
Living Situation?
It’s very tough living in a room with 4 people. It’s too small. The fridge is too tiny for 4 people. The kitchen can’t fit 4 guys. Only two of us actually try to cook (Cerere and I). We have resorted to two people taking morning showers and two people taking night showers. The crowdedness is alleviated tremendously because a couple of us leaves for the weekend or leaves to go elsewhere for the night. The best example of the over-crowdedness is that the seat to Robert’s desk is up against the wall. We could rotate his desk by 90 degrees, but that would make it harder to move around the living room and he would be forced to risk his own private space for computer.
There are some positives though. As Cerere posted weeks ago, our room is a good place to talk about anything. Also, we learn to make use of such little space. Resourcefulness is a good skill. We’re doing fine because some of us don’t cook and stay around as often as usual. However, if ALL four of us were to utilize the space to its capacity, we would run into many jams, I fear.
Evan:
What are you doing up at 1:25 in the morning?
The room situation in DC was very tough this year. Four in a room is too much. It was not what we requested, but rooms were scarce and it was all we could get. Everyone wanted to be in DC with the new administration. I appreciate your trying to make the best of it.
One place for cheap eats out is Trio restaurant at 17th and Q (either the pizza take out or the eat-in restaurant.) It has been there for years. There are other places, but that one is a DC institution.
Mark M.
Ah, I spot a problem with this blog. I didn’t go to sleep at 1:25 am. The timing is off on the blog. I am typing at 1:46pm right now.
…yet the blog reads that I typed my last comment at 5:48pm.
4 hour lapse.